Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-28
Ssate News.



The Le.isson journal says: VIM. ",
1901 900, inc blacksmith. ~as shoeine . horse
9e'ong1ng to Chas. Whitney. the tailor, Thur
day. The horse vas 4 bad ,hoer and object.
co. M. Whitney wanted them to tie him
ap. out Mr.. Wood didn't think il necessary.
Ihe horse struggled, while Mr.. Wood had hin
moot IN his lap. and fell, hresking hi. own
neck and Mr.. Wood's leg.-Miss Annie E.
Smun, for the past four years teacher in the
Lewiston High school. will pass most Of the
'i"e OF oer European trip this season in
stuoy OF French and German on the continent.
one VIII sail In company With Miss Annie N.
Libby of this city July ID, but their routes
dverge from Queenstown
ARoosrooK.
The establishment of 4 National hank in
rfesque Isle. is nov an assured fact. some-
thine over $50, 600 having been already sub.
scribed.
The North star says, The Blaine cheese
factory 10 receiving about IS hundred lbs, of
mix per day. Our farmers are beginning to
realize there 10 money in cheese in more ways
'nsh one, ~ they are taking more pains in i'm
proving the quality of their cows.-The inter.
est IN the direct line Of railroad here is no,
wnst 1t should be. Every person appears
anxious to have such q rvad, but there 10 a
lack OF interest among those who would re.
ceive the greatest benefit from II. This town
VIII probably give their aid ~ far - possible,
out the people need waking up in the matter.
discriminating the hard winter the festive
potato bugs have made their appearance, and
II they retain their past vigor in multiplying
there will be an abundant crop of them
OXFORD.
Ansel Dudley, Of Woodstock. has lO, OOO
cords Of poplar along the tributaries of the
AndroscogRin and 900 cords on the line OF
the Grand Trunk railroad. The 10, 900 cords
are to be fioated down the Androscoggin to
Lisbon, In the spring, and from thence to be
shipped to Yarmouth. The 900 cords are
to shipped over the line OF the G.. T. r. R.,
the coming winter. Mr.. Dudley has 10 his
employ 100 men. The wood 10 designed fol
paper pulp.
PESoBsCor
The Dexter Electric Light Company have
succeeded, so far, better than they anticipa.
ted. Nearly two hundred lights have been
taken, which is much more than expected tor
beginning. The engine and dynamo are
now 10 place and the fixtures mostly ready
for business. MIR. Story, who has the work
in charge has to be absent next week, else
the lighting up would come of very soon.
Mr.. Charles H. Estes, who fell in a fit
from the top of coach at the NJ. c. depo,
at Bangor about q week ago, died Saturday
morning from the effects of the injuries re.
ceived He has been unconscious most OF
the time since the accident
Henry c. Powers, Of Orono, wss stricken
With shock Sunday. 1t is reported to have
been quite severe, affecting his left arm and
speech,
PIsCArAQUts.
The Brunswick Telegraph tells the follow.
ing: large Newfoundland dog in Foxcrofl
received q basket of eggs from his master to
be carried across the bridge to Dover, with q
note in II explanatory to the party to whom
the eggs were sent The Newfoundland
trotted with high head across the bridge, to
be received on the Dover side by a pack OF
yelling ours that endesvored to annoy him
The ssgacious animal bore the insults as long
as he could, and then placed the basket in a
safe place on one side of the road; the next
move was to give that pack a tremendous
thrashing. after which he took up his basket
and delivered his eggs and returned to hi.
master.
SAGADAHOC.
The new steamer Winthrop built by the
New England Steamboat Co., of Bath, for the
Portland an J New York line, went on trial
trip. Saturday, and proved a success. The
trip was around Monhegan, and a patty of
Bath people were aboard.